Woodland over nighter [April]

[sticks65]

Well I decided to go spend the night in the woods that I have just got permission to use,I have guerrilla camped here before but its much nicer knowing if the farmer turns up its just for a cuppa and a chat.

My Wife dropped me off at 4pm and it took about an hour to set up camp,first priority was get my tarp up and my kit underneath it as you never know when the skies will open up here in England, I also Set up my hammock with sleeping bag and self inflating mat.

I got the fire box going so I could boil some water for a coffee and while that was heating up I unpacked some more gear and collected some wood for my fire.

I took a bag of split wood in with me which put me a head of the game.

Id already had my Sunday dinner but I was starting to get hungry so I eat the sandwiches that I had packed,had a nice cuppa and the collected some more wood.

So now my camp was set up and Id had some food and a coffee I chilled out in my hammock for 45 minutes.

View from my hammock.

Hammock.

Firebox.

Then I went for a walk about.

I found some old dried up puffball fungi,you can see all the brown spores.

Lots of bluebells.

Nettles,Ive made soup in the past with nettles.

Lords & Ladies[arum maculatum]

Standing dead wood that a woodpecker has been busy chopping at.

Don't know who lives here,probably a wood sprite.

woods.

Fire wood I had propped up against a tree from the previous year I had spent in theses woods.

Found some flint and tested it with my knife and got some sparks.

It started to get a little cold after sun down so I got my fire going for the night.

 

[Kerne]

Nice pics - well done for finding a "legal" bushy haven - how much woodland is there for you to play about in?

 

[sticks65]

Next morning I woke at 5.45am.

There was still embers glowing in the fire so I got the billycan going for a coffee and breakfast,while it was heating I started to pack my kit away.

Made a coffee and some instant chicken noddles and two rounds of bread.

I was fed,packed and ready to move out by 6.50am and had a 5 mile walk home.


Photos from my walk home.

 

[sticks65]

Nice pics - well done for finding a "legal" bushy haven - how much woodland is there for you to play about in?

Not much,about One and a half football pitches worth.

 

[Andy2112]

Nice post John, thanks for sharing mate.

 

[Shewie]

Great stuff Sticks

Please tell me I've seen these pics before somewhere ? I've just had the weirdest de ja vu ever.

 

[sticks65]

Great stuff Sticks

Please tell me I've seen these pics before somewhere ? I've just had the weirdest de ja vu ever.

I post on a few forums or could be from my Blog..



http://sticksblog-sticks.blogspot.com/





..

 

[mick spain]

Great Post thanks for sharing

 

[Shewie]

I post on a few forums or could be from my Blog..

http://sticksblog-sticks.blogspot.com/

..

Lol

That's okay then, I thought I was losing it there for a minute.

 

[gsfgaz]

great pics mate .. nice fire box

 

[MrEd]

your setup looks very similar to mine, same hammock, tarp and bag lol!

looks nice, it must be great to have your own 'legal' space to play in - i havent found one yet so i still guerrilla camp lol

 

[durulz]

I like the idea of the lantern hanging down from the tarp.
Did you add the loop to the inside of the tarp yourself, or is it hanging from the paracord running beneath the tarp?

 

[sticks65]

I like the idea of the lantern hanging down from the tarp.
Did you add the loop to the inside of the tarp yourself, or is it hanging from the paracord running beneath the tarp?

The guy line runs through loops above the tarp.

There are loops inside the tarp also and the lamp is fixed to one of these using a carabiner.

 

[sticks65]

your setup looks very similar to mine, same hammock, tarp and bag lol!

looks nice, it must be great to have your own 'legal' space to play in - i havent found one yet so i still guerrilla camp lol

Great minds

It is nice to have somewhere to go and not have to worry about getting kicked off.

 

[Ph34r]

Great picks, sounds and looks like you had fun.

 

[hertsboy]

Nice firebox - bit it cost over £70 including postage! I think I'll stick to my tin can with holes punched in it!

Good idea for a Christmas pressie request though.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

looks like a great night out and i have to say i am well jealous that you have a legal playground thanks drew

 

[sticks65]

Well you would lose that Bet as it cost me absolutely nothing, it was a gift

As was this one I recieved two days ago,It's called the Juniper box stove.

www.juniperboxstoves.com

 

[Gabe]

How did you go about approaching the subject of using the farmers land? And how did you find out who's land it is? There are some cracking strips of wood near me but trying to figure out just which farm
it belongs to is a nightmare!!

 

[sticks65]

How did you go about approaching the subject of using the farmers land? And how did you find out who's land it is? There are some cracking strips of wood near me but trying to figure out just which farm
it belongs to is a nightmare!!

I talked to some of the locals first of all to find out whos land it was and which particular farm,then the next time I went by the area I saw the farmer in the fields and approached him.

I told him Id clean up the area and keep an eye on the woods and his farm land In exchange for him letting me spend the odd night there,theres badger sets there and there has been some people camping there and leaving a mess and having someone local camp there and watch out for problems is a good deal for him because when people see some guy in the woods with a fire it tends to keep them away.